Tony Rhodin with The Express-Timestag:www.lehighvalleylive.com,2015:/tony-rhodin/index.ssf/41552015-03-05T19:07:47ZNews and commentary by Tony RhodinMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advanceThe Morning Note: Sequestration another phony crisis cooked up by Congress, president who don't want to do hard worktag:www.lehighvalleylive.com,2013:/tony-rhodin/index.ssf//4155.100947292013-03-01T12:10:10Z2013-03-01T12:20:17ZMarch 27 is the really important date. Wouldn't it be nice if we had a budget by then?Tony Rhodin | The Express-Timeshttp://connect.lehighvalleylive.com/user/trhodin/index.html
March 27 is the really important date. Wouldn't it be nice if we had a budget by then?
Dressed for a snowstorm in Downtown Easton? Not this guytag:www.lehighvalleylive.com,2015:/tony-rhodin/index.ssf/4155.153835182015-03-05T15:35:06Z2015-03-05T19:07:47ZIt was cold, snowing and windy. Shorts and a T-shirt? Why not?Tony Rhodin | The Express-Timeshttp://connect.lehighvalleylive.com/user/trhodin/index.html
It was cold, snowing and windy. Shorts and a T-shirt? Why not?
CBS News confirms: Yes, my sister was at the Ed Sullivan Show the night the Beatles playedtag:www.lehighvalleylive.com,2014:/tony-rhodin/index.ssf/4155.121534502014-02-07T18:35:08Z2014-02-07T20:24:15ZIn our sometimes confusing family, urban legend at times needs to be separated from fact.Tony Rhodin | The Express-Timeshttp://connect.lehighvalleylive.com/user/trhodin/index.html
In our sometimes confusing family, urban legend at times needs to be separated from fact.
Here's an outfit for the weather, but you're better off staying in bedtag:www.lehighvalleylive.com,2014:/tony-rhodin/index.ssf/4155.121347532014-02-05T11:13:03Z2014-02-05T11:15:42ZA fluorescent yellow windbreaker makes it easier to find my body if I'm hit by a snow plow.Tony Rhodin | The Express-Timeshttp://connect.lehighvalleylive.com/user/trhodin/index.html
A fluorescent yellow windbreaker makes it easier to find my body if I'm hit by a snow plow.
Opinion: Easton Area School District needs to freeze salaries and not raise taxestag:www.lehighvalleylive.com,2014:/tony-rhodin/index.ssf/4155.120873702014-01-29T14:48:38Z2014-01-29T16:19:52ZEconomic reality has to set in at some point. Doesn't it?Tony Rhodin | The Express-Timeshttp://connect.lehighvalleylive.com/user/trhodin/index.html
Economic reality has to set in at some point. Doesn't it?
The Morning Note: The death of potential when a president is murderedtag:www.lehighvalleylive.com,2013:/tony-rhodin/index.ssf//4155.116940872013-11-22T12:27:58Z2013-11-22T15:48:56ZMemories remain real but our reality is influenced by what we lost on Nov. 22, 1963.Tony Rhodin | The Express-Timeshttp://connect.lehighvalleylive.com/user/trhodin/index.html
Memories remain real but our reality is influenced by what we lost on Nov. 22, 1963.
Another first-class IronPigs show, even if many folks didn't know who was playing at Coca-Cola Parktag:www.lehighvalleylive.com,2013:/tony-rhodin/index.ssf//4155.112652602013-09-18T10:58:53Z2013-09-18T15:13:44ZThe Triple A championship game flirted with perfection -- and we're not talking about the Omaha pitcher.Tony Rhodin | The Express-Timeshttp://connect.lehighvalleylive.com/user/trhodin/index.html
The Triple A championship game flirted with perfection -- and we're not talking about the Omaha pitcher.
Mitt Romney's choice of Paul Ryan is a gift to Democratstag:www.lehighvalleylive.com,2012:/tony-rhodin/index.ssf//4155.88261362012-08-11T13:29:45Z2012-08-11T16:33:03ZGet ready for all the ads that say the Wisconsin congressman wants to 'end Medicare as we know it.' That's going to push the center to the right?Tony Rhodin | The Express-Timeshttp://connect.lehighvalleylive.com/user/trhodin/index.html
Get ready for all the ads that say the Wisconsin congressman wants to 'end Medicare as we know it.' That's going to push the center to the right?
The Morning Note: Rick Perry goes for political points by denying Texans health insurancetag:www.lehighvalleylive.com,2012:/tony-rhodin/index.ssf//4155.86570442012-07-10T11:47:12Z2012-07-10T11:47:54ZTexas is worst in the country when it comes to health insurance enrollment. And Perry just made it even worse.Tony Rhodin | The Express-Timeshttp://connect.lehighvalleylive.com/user/trhodin/index.html
Texas is worst in the country when it comes to health insurance enrollment. And Perry just made it even worse.
The Morning Note: There is truth to the tax and freeloader talking pointstag:www.lehighvalleylive.com,2012:/tony-rhodin/index.ssf//4155.86332792012-07-05T11:54:51Z2012-07-05T11:54:31ZWhen the health insurance law is fully implemented, those who try to freeload on the rest of us will be taxed. Seems reasonable.Tony Rhodin | The Express-Timeshttp://connect.lehighvalleylive.com/user/trhodin/index.html
When the health insurance law is fully implemented, those who try to freeload on the rest of us will be taxed. Seems reasonable.
The Morning Note: Why would the GOP want to kill a health care insurance bill, the parts of which it supports?tag:www.lehighvalleylive.com,2012:/tony-rhodin/index.ssf//4155.86016462012-06-28T11:50:02Z2012-06-28T13:03:23ZIt makes no sense to me. But, as always, what really matters is what happens next.Tony Rhodin | The Express-Timeshttp://connect.lehighvalleylive.com/user/trhodin/index.html
It makes no sense to me. But, as always, what really matters is what happens next.
The Morning Note: Good to see Easton Area School District Superintendent Susan McGinley go, but ...tag:www.lehighvalleylive.com,2012:/tony-rhodin/index.ssf//4155.85955202012-06-27T12:11:53Z2012-06-27T17:17:00ZBut the key now is that the Easton Area School Board hires the right person.Tony Rhodin | The Express-Timeshttp://connect.lehighvalleylive.com/user/trhodin/index.html
But the key now is that the Easton Area School Board hires the right person.
The Morning Note: Fast and Furious was stupid, but contempt citation of Eric Holder will go nowheretag:www.lehighvalleylive.com,2012:/tony-rhodin/index.ssf//4155.85895782012-06-26T11:32:21Z2012-06-26T11:43:37ZIf Congress goes forward, the case goes to the Justice Department, where precedent from Republican administrations suggests no prosecution will take place.Tony Rhodin | The Express-Timeshttp://connect.lehighvalleylive.com/user/trhodin/index.html
If Congress goes forward, the case goes to the Justice Department, where precedent from Republican administrations suggests no prosecution will take place.
The Morning Note: Why not consider income, sales taxes to fund Pennsylvania public schools?tag:www.lehighvalleylive.com,2012:/tony-rhodin/index.ssf//4155.85004392012-06-12T12:35:48Z2012-06-12T12:35:51ZA bill is tabled in the state House Finance Committee that would have eliminated property taxes.Tony Rhodin | The Express-Timeshttp://connect.lehighvalleylive.com/user/trhodin/index.html
A bill is tabled in the state House Finance Committee that would have eliminated property taxes.
The Morning Note: Is Tom Corbett's tax giveaway to Shell Oil a good investment or corporate welfare?tag:www.lehighvalleylive.com,2012:/tony-rhodin/index.ssf//4155.84624182012-06-06T12:08:26Z2012-06-06T15:32:56ZI told you Scott Walker would win in Wisconsin. Money speaks loudest in politics.Tony Rhodin | The Express-Timeshttp://connect.lehighvalleylive.com/user/trhodin/index.html
I told you Scott Walker would win in Wisconsin. Money speaks loudest in politics.
The Morning Note: Last week's economic numbers show a slowdown, but they weren't 'horrible'tag:www.lehighvalleylive.com,2012:/tony-rhodin/index.ssf//4155.84555742012-06-05T11:30:10Z2012-06-05T11:30:43ZLosing 818,000 jobs in January 2009 was 'horrible.'Tony Rhodin | The Express-Timeshttp://connect.lehighvalleylive.com/user/trhodin/index.html
Losing 818,000 jobs in January 2009 was 'horrible.'
The Morning Note: Beware talking points, in this case from a Mitt Romney surrogatetag:www.lehighvalleylive.com,2012:/tony-rhodin/index.ssf//4155.84496812012-06-04T12:07:53Z2012-06-04T12:08:24ZHow can someone be president for more than three years and not have executive experience? It makes no sense.Tony Rhodin | The Express-Timeshttp://connect.lehighvalleylive.com/user/trhodin/index.html
How can someone be president for more than three years and not have executive experience? It makes no sense.
The Morning Note: Who do you think should be Mitt Romney's running mate?tag:www.lehighvalleylive.com,2012:/tony-rhodin/index.ssf//4155.84254942012-05-31T11:24:04Z2012-05-31T14:19:12ZI still favor Pat Toomey, but Chris Christie would be great for entertainment value.Tony Rhodin | The Express-Timeshttp://connect.lehighvalleylive.com/user/trhodin/index.html
I still favor Pat Toomey, but Chris Christie would be great for entertainment value.
The Morning Note: Six percent raises in the public sector while the struggling private sector pays the billtag:www.lehighvalleylive.com,2012:/tony-rhodin/index.ssf//4155.83835122012-05-24T12:26:24Z2012-05-24T12:26:50ZHow little respect do teachers in the Easton Area School District have for taxpayers?Tony Rhodin | The Express-Timeshttp://connect.lehighvalleylive.com/user/trhodin/index.html
How little respect do teachers in the Easton Area School District have for taxpayers?
The Morning Note: No surprise as Easton Area School District, suburban communities take wrong pathtag:www.lehighvalleylive.com,2012:/tony-rhodin/index.ssf//4155.83753082012-05-23T11:54:24Z2012-05-23T15:35:31ZThe Easton Area School Board settled for the worst by cutting teachers and raising taxes. The suburbs are submarining the arena plan.Tony Rhodin | The Express-Timeshttp://connect.lehighvalleylive.com/user/trhodin/index.html
The Easton Area School Board settled for the worst by cutting teachers and raising taxes. The suburbs are submarining the arena plan.
The Morning Note: Take a trip back to September 2008. We've forgotten.tag:www.lehighvalleylive.com,2012:/tony-rhodin/index.ssf//4155.83681752012-05-22T12:18:14Z2013-11-24T16:06:32ZEverything was involved with everything else and with the credit markets frozen and depression on the horizon, the government stepped up. But we've forgotten.Tony Rhodin | The Express-Timeshttp://connect.lehighvalleylive.com/user/trhodin/index.html
Everything was involved with everything else and with the credit markets frozen and depression on the horizon, the government stepped up. But we've forgotten.